Prince Ferfried
Born(1943-04-14)14 April 1943
Umkirch Palace, Baden, Germany
Died27 September 2022(2022-09-27) (aged 79)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
SpouseAngela von Morgen (1968–1973)
Eliane Etter (1977–1987)
Maja Synke Meinert (1999–2007)
IssueValerie-Alexandra
Stefanie Michaela
Henriette Annabelle
Moritz Johannes
Names
German: Ferfried Maximilian Pius Meinrad Maria Hubert Michael Justinus Prinz von Hohenzollern
HouseHohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Hohenzollern
FatherFrederick, Prince of Hohenzollern
MotherPrincess Margarete Karola of Saxony

Ferfried Maximilian Pius Meinrad Maria Hubert Michael Justinus Prinz von Hohenzollern (14 April 1943 – 27 September 2022[1]) was a member of the princely House of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and champion race car driver.[2] He was also known as the "black sheep" of Hohenzollern after several divorces and alcoholism including binge drinking scandals.[3][4]

Early life

Ferfried was the youngest child and fourth son of Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern and his wife Margarete Karola, daughter of the last Saxon king, Frederick Augustus III. The Swabian Hohenzollerns were elevated to princes in 1623 and ruled until 1849. Pope Pius XII was Ferfried's godfather.[5]

Career

Ferfried of Hohenzollern in Brno, Czech Republic in May 1969

In 1971 Ferfried won the second 24-hour race at Nürburgring in Germany with a BMW 1600 Alpina. After 36 years of absence from active racing, he raced again for the private racing team Racing Strip.com live in 2007, again in a BMW.[6]

Marriages and children

His first marriage, on 21 September 1968, was to Angela von Morgen (11 November 1942 – 11 January 2019), daughter of Ernst von Morgen and Countess Margarethe von Schlitz gen. von Görtz. They were divorced in 1973, having had two daughters:

His second marriage, on 7 April 1977, was to Eliane Etter (born 4 May 1947), daughter of Dr. Hans Etter and Irmgard Zosso. They were divorced in 1987, having had two children:

In 1999 he married Maja Synke Meinert (born 8 October 1971). They were divorced in early March 2007.[8]

Ferfried's three marriages were morganatic, although the first marriage to Angela von Morgen in 1968 (sister of Erika von Morgen, wife of Carl-Philip, Prince of Salm-Salm) was to a member of Germany's historical nobility, albeit untitled.[9][7]

In the media

Beginning 8 May 2006 the reality programme Tatjana & Foffi – Cinderella Becomes A Princess was broadcast on television, focusing on Ferfried's former relationship with Tatjana Gsell. He appeared on TV Gusto's Royal Dinner, co-hosting alongside Birte Karalus.

Auto racing results

1968

1969

1970

1971

2007

Ancestry

References

Translator's note: These are in German.

  1. ^ "Prinz "Foffi" gestorben – sein wildes Leben: Papst-Taufe, Motorsport und viele Frauen". 30 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Information about Ferfried von Hohenzollern from historicracing.com". historicracing.com. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Glamouröse Adelsfamilien: das Haus Hohenzollern und von Preußen". DIE WELT. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Alkohol-Drama um Hohenzollern-Prinz" (in German). 17 March 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  5. ^ Die Welt, 28. Dezember 2006
  6. ^ "ADAC Zurich Nürburgring. Germany" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2013.
  7. ^ a b Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser. Band XVI. "Hohenzollern". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp.35, 40, 299, 562, 573-574. ISBN 3-7980-0824-8.
  8. ^ Prinz Ferfried von Hohenzollern geschieden Archived 22 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine, tikonline.de, 6. März 2007
  9. ^ Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 85, 217, 233. French.
  10. ^ Racing Sports Cars

External links

Media related to Ferfried Prinz von Hohenzollern at Wikimedia Commons


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